Mystery 40 Attiko School of Ancient Greek Drama

The theme of the upcoming three-year research cycle is “A Voice to Women”.
How is the role of women presented through ancient Greek tragedy? What is the relationship between women and power? Was there a #MeToo movement in antiquity? How did the “marriages” of Zeus or other gods with mortals end? Do all women share the same fate? Starting with Euripides’ Ion, we will explore women’s issues in antiquity, the origins of misogyny, mythological references, and depictions of women in ancient drama.

As part of this year’s summer school activities, we present works about women or invite women creators who have written and continue to write their own history, raising their voices and stature in a numb and often hostile world. The series of events will include theatrical performances, concerts, dance performances, lectures, screenings, and a Karagiozis shadow theatre performance by the Athenian shadow theater troupe of Athos Danellis.

EVENT PROGRAM

MONDAY, JULY 1
21.00 | Old Oil Mill of Elefsina (outdoor area)

“Long Live Women!” | SHADOW THEATRE PERFORMANCE BY ATHOS DANELLIS

Our beloved shadow theatre teacher Athos comes to the Attiko School with a performance dedicated to women.
“THE KUBARA PROJECT” LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH MARTHA FRINTZILA
The setlist of Martha Frintzila and the Kubara Project’s musical performance features songs by the greatest Greek and international composers of the last two centuries, as well as traditional songs from Greece and around the world.

Performers: Antonis Maratos – bass, Kostas Nikolopoulos – guitars, Panagiotis Tsevas – piano, accordion, Vassilis Mantzoukis – drums, guitar, Vassilis Panagiotopoulos – trombone, Nikos Papaioannou – cello, Martha Frintzila – vocals

TUESDAY, JULY 2
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM MARTHA MAVROIDI AND THE SMARI MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Five instruments with continuous sound and one voice converse with each other, creating a modal polyphony through new compositions inspired by modal music as well as by contemporary musical idioms.

Performers: Harris Lambrakis: ney, Nikos Paraoulakis: ney, Stratis Psaradellis: lyre, Giorgos Tamiolakis: cello, Giorgos Ventouris: double bass, Martha Mavroidi: voice

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN POET CAROL SANSOUR

Carol Sansour is a poet from Palestine. She co-manages the Shaeirat Project and is the director of the Athens Palestine Film Festival. Her work has been translated into French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Swedish and Greek.

SCREENING OF THE FILM AIDA RETURNS BY CAROL MANSOUR and DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR

Born in Jaffa, Palestine, on March 18, 1927, Aida’s story transcends borders as the film captures her triumphant return to her homeland.

THURSDAY, JULY 4
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

SCREENING OF CHRISTINA IOAKEIMIDI’S FILM MEDIUM and DISCUSSION WITH THE CREATORS

In her second feature film after Charisma, Christina Ioakeimidi returns with a coming-of-age film about first love with an unexpected ending. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Giorgos Sympardis, published by Metaichmio.

Cast: Angeliki Beveratou, Nikolakis Zeginoglou, Katerina Zisoudi, Martha Frintzila, Konstantinos Aspiotis

FRIDAY, JULY 5
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM SAVINA YANNATOU and pianist SPYROS MANESIS

Savina Yannatou engages in a live improvisational dialogue with pianist Spyros Manesis, presenting songs from Southern Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Lebanon, Spain, Greece, and North Africa in various languages and idioms. Their performance highlights the sea and the themes of transparency and light within Mediterranean soundscapes.

SATURDAY, JULY 6
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

“DEADLINES” PERFORMANCE BY THEANO METAXA

In the play DEADLINES, we follow the journey of a living-dead character through a Europe perpetually set on fast-forward. It is a journey through the European ruins of lost intellectual and
humanitarian heritage, uncontrolled Capital dominance, and the fresh history of wars and death camps. It is about our protagonist’s days and nights as recorded in his three-dimensional diary,
about all kinds of deadlines, and all the lines death has drawn across time, the human body, and the sea.

Concept & Direction: Theano Metaxa Original Music: Giorgos Diamantopoulos, Dimitris Pagidas Cast: Jo Kokkini, Theano Metaxa, Katerina Rousiaki

SUNDAY, JULY 7
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

PERFORMANCE OF HECUBA BY KONSTANTINOS CHATZIS

Her figure. The mother. The land. The homeland. The Queen. Through the world of the dead, Hecuba traverses time like a curved arrow. A vocal score for two people.

Concept & Direction: Konstantinos Chatzis | Original Music: Giorgos Koumendakis | Cast: Konstantinos Chatzis, Dimitris Tsiklis

MONDAY, JULY 8
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

Conversing with the Other: The Bacchae | LECTURE and DISCUSSION with IOANNA REMEDIAKI

What do women — the Bacchae in the city and the Maenads on the mountain — do in a world that excludes them? How can we endure what exists both outside of ourselves and at the same time deep within us, without destroying it or being destroyed by it? These questions are posed today, at a time when humanity seems likewise nullified, in the barbed wires of Gaza, where small hands are crushed as they desperately extend plastic containers for a few drops of water.

TUESDAY, JULY 9
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

“Women and Death”
LECTURE and DISCUSSION with MIRANDA TERZOPOULOU

Folklorist, ethnologist and author Miranda Terzopoulou will discuss the fierce female voices of laments and mourning practices in the Greek-speaking world. She will accompany her descriptions
with rich audiovisual material. At the end of the presentation, the film I Heard God Cry by Elpida Skoufalou, a poignant documentary on ritual mourning for both the real and the symbolic dead, will be screened. This film is the product of a long-term collaboration between the two female creators.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10
21.00 | Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina – WAREHOUSE 3

Modulus of Resilience | DANCE PERFORMANCE IRO KONTI / MNIM DANCE CO.

Iro Konti, one of the most renowned and dynamic Greek dancers working today, is presenting her solo choreography, MODULUS OF RESILIENCE. The piece is is an ode to the value of female
emancipation, inspired by the stories of women from around the world, who live in and resist oppressive social structures that try to dictate their behavior and position.

RE B OU N D | DANCE PERFORMANCE
MARIA MANOUKIAN

Originally from Rhodes, Maria Manoukian is a dancer and dance teacher, who teaches her personalmethod Inner Globe all over the world. Her solo performance RE B OU N D is a constant search
between stability and change, between grounding and taking off. It embodies the spirit of resilience and the beauty of expression, reminding us that freedom is not the absence of connections but the power to rise beyond them.

A few words on the Attiko School

It was 2012 when the city of Eleusis first welcomed the idea of ​​creating a school dedicated to the teaching and practice of ancient Greek drama. From that point on to the present day, the Attiko School has kept its finger on the pulse of the city, teaching, learning and growing as an institution.

Over the past twelve years, the program has assembled valued friends and collaborators, supporters, believers and devotees, collaborating with major universities and institutions in Greece and abroad, contributing to the creation of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports’ International Network of Ancient Drama, and carving out its own path in the cultural life of the city. The summer school’s cultural contribution has also been cemented by its establishment as a legacy programme within the framework of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture.

It is with the same dedication and drive that we continue to provide the city and its inhabitants with a school open to all, a place for learning, unity and creative expression, a school worthy of the city that was, is and will remain a cultural capital for both Europe and the wider world.

ACCESS

From METRO Station AGIA MARINA: 876 (AGIA MARINA STATION-ELEFSINA) Terminal Station
From METRO Station EGALEO: 845 (PIRAEUS-ELEFSINA) Terminal Station
By suburban railway (stop at “Magoula” and then by bus 863)
By intercity bus (KTEL line Megara – Nea Peramos – Elefsina, starting from Thiseio)

CONTACT: info@attikosxoleio.gr | 6907183406 (18:00-22:00)
VENUE: Old Oil Mill Factory of Elefsina, Kanellopoulou 1, Elefsina | Google Maps Link